Birth Name: Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Date of Birth: June 30, 1963
Ethnicity: Swedish
Yngwie Malmsteen is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and musician. He is known as one of hard rock’s greatest guitarists. Yngwie is the son of Rigmor (Malmsten) and Lennart Lannerbäck.
Yngwie’s maternal grandparents were Folke Järredal and Maud Malmsten.
Source: Anders Tengner, Yngwie J. Malmsteen – Såsom i himmelen, så ock på jorden: den inofficiella biografin, 2012
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